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On Tue, 2 Mar 2010, Garius wrote:

Don't get me wrong - I'm a self-confessed fan of Green's stations, with
Holloway Road arguably my favourite station on the whole network

I would love to hear more about why. I commuted through it for two years,
and it never struck me as anything but unexceptional. Apart from the
abandoned spiral escalator, of course.

tom

--
But in the week its like Urbino under the wise rule of Count Federico,
only with a better football team and the nations most pleb-infested
Waitrose. And shops selling size 12 stilettos. -- Jelb, on Holloway

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On Mar 3, 8:51*pm, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Tue, 2 Mar 2010, Garius wrote:
Don't get me wrong - I'm a self-confessed fan of Green's stations, with
Holloway Road arguably my favourite station on the whole network

I would love to hear more about why. I commuted through it for two years,
and it never struck me as anything but unexceptional. Apart from the
abandoned spiral escalator, of course.

It's probably (in my opinion at least) the closest thing remaining to
an original Green station, with more original fixtures and fittings
still in situ than anywhere else on the network. Even that little box
containing the firehouse by the entrance is original (if moved).

Its a beautiful station beneath the dirt and dust - both inside and
out - but I like the fact that its also a working station. That and
the grime makes it more authentic in some way and seems a fitting
tribute to Green's work

Porbably helps that Holloway Road itself is one of my favourite places
in London as well though - it has beer, darts and Arsenal. What more
does a man need?

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On Thu, 4 Mar 2010, Garius wrote:

On Mar 3, 8:51*pm, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Tue, 2 Mar 2010, Garius wrote:
Don't get me wrong - I'm a self-confessed fan of Green's stations, with
Holloway Road arguably my favourite station on the whole network

I would love to hear more about why. I commuted through it for two years,
and it never struck me as anything but unexceptional. Apart from the
abandoned spiral escalator, of course.

It's probably (in my opinion at least) the closest thing remaining to
an original Green station, with more original fixtures and fittings
still in situ than anywhere else on the network. Even that little box
containing the firehouse by the entrance is original (if moved).

Its a beautiful station beneath the dirt and dust - both inside and
out - but I like the fact that its also a working station. That and
the grime makes it more authentic in some way and seems a fitting
tribute to Green's work

Porbably helps that Holloway Road itself is one of my favourite places
in London as well though - it has beer, darts and Arsenal. What more
does a man need?

Kebabs, and a decent bike shop. Which Holloway Road also has. You're
right, it's basically Nirvana.

tom

--
.... to build a space elevator, that's got to be hundreds of thousands
of pounds ... -- Mike Froggatt

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On Mar 4, 12:43*pm, Tom Anderson wrote:

On Thu, 4 Mar 2010, Garius wrote:

On Mar 3, 8:51pm, Tom Anderson wrote:

On Tue, 2 Mar 2010, Garius wrote:
Don't get me wrong - I'm a self-confessed fan of Green's stations, with
Holloway Road arguably my favourite station on the whole network

I would love to hear more about why. I commuted through it for two
years, and it never struck me as anything but unexceptional. Apart
from the abandoned spiral escalator, of course.

It's probably (in my opinion at least) the closest thing remaining to
an original Green station, with more original fixtures and fittings
still in situ than anywhere else on the network. Even that little box
containing the firehouse by the entrance is original (if moved).

Its a beautiful station beneath the dirt and dust - both inside and
out - but I like the fact that its also a working station. That and
the grime makes it more authentic in some way and seems a fitting
tribute to Green's work

Probably helps that Holloway Road itself is one of my favourite places
in London as well though - it has beer, darts and Arsenal. What more
does a man need?

Kebabs, and a decent bike shop. Which Holloway Road also has. You're
right, it's basically Nirvana.

The Hope Workers Cafe is decent too. What I find endearing about the
Holloway Road is how it resolutely refuses to be gentrified.

(Cue tales of how it's nothing like it was back in the days of yore...)

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On Mar 4, 2:09*am, Garius wrote:
On Mar 3, 8:51*pm, Tom Anderson wrote:

On Tue, 2 Mar 2010, Garius wrote:
Don't get me wrong - I'm a self-confessed fan of Green's stations, with
Holloway Road arguably my favourite station on the whole network

I would love to hear more about why. I commuted through it for two years,
and it never struck me as anything but unexceptional. Apart from the
abandoned spiral escalator, of course.

It's probably (in my opinion at least) the closest thing remaining to
an original Green station, with more original fixtures and fittings
still in situ than anywhere else on the network. Even that little box
containing the firehouse by the entrance is original (if moved).

Its a beautiful station beneath the dirt and dust - both inside and
out - but I like the fact that its also a working station. That and
the grime makes it more authentic in some way and seems a fitting
tribute to Green's work

Porbably helps that Holloway Road itself is one of my favourite places
in London as well though - it has beer, darts and Arsenal. What more
does a man need?

Holloway Road Station is not especially familiar to me. As a teenager
I commuted from Maida Vale to Oxford Circus. I lived very close to
Maida Vale Station. In those days Maida Vale still had a wooden
escalator. The trains were always Standard Stock, or 1938 Stock. The
experience of using the station was very evocative.

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In article
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E27002 wrote:

Holloway Road Station is not especially familiar to me. As a teenager
I commuted from Maida Vale to Oxford Circus. I lived very close to
Maida Vale Station. In those days Maida Vale still had a wooden
escalator. The trains were always Standard Stock, or 1938 Stock. The
experience of using the station was very evocative.

I really liked those little red trains on the Bakerloo.

E.

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On Mar 4, 11:39*am, Ian Jelf wrote:
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E27002 writes





On Mar 4, 2:09*am, Garius wrote:
On Mar 3, 8:51*pm, Tom Anderson wrote:

On Tue, 2 Mar 2010, Garius wrote:
Don't get me wrong - I'm a self-confessed fan of Green's stations, with
Holloway Road arguably my favourite station on the whole network

I would love to hear more about why. I commuted through it for two years,
and it never struck me as anything but unexceptional. Apart from the
abandoned spiral escalator, of course.

It's probably (in my opinion at least) the closest thing remaining to
an original Green station, with more original fixtures and fittings
still in situ than anywhere else on the network. Even that little box
containing the firehouse by the entrance is original (if moved).

Its a beautiful station beneath the dirt and dust - both inside and
out - but I like the fact that its also a working station. That and
the grime makes it more authentic in some way and seems a fitting
tribute to Green's work

Porbably helps that Holloway Road itself is one of my favourite places
in London as well though - it has beer, darts and Arsenal. What more
does a man need?

Holloway Road Station is not especially familiar to me. *As a teenager
I commuted from Maida Vale to Oxford Circus. *I lived very close to
Maida Vale Station. *In those days Maida Vale still had a wooden
escalator. *The trains were always Standard Stock, or 1938 Stock. *The
experience of using the station was very evocative.

Although not actually a Green design, Maida Vale is very much in the
style he set and - like you - I find it an especially evocative place.
One of my favourite LU stations.

Thank you for that. Is there a definitive list of Green's stations?
I have to admit, I assumed that if the station is red terracotta, it
is based on one of his standard designs. Maybe there were no standard
designs? :-)

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On 04/03/2010 19:39, Ian Jelf wrote:

Although not actually a Green design, Maida Vale is very much in the
style he set and - like you - I find it an especially evocative place.
One of my favourite LU stations.

Gants Hill is mine.

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Jim wrote:

Is there still a part of Brompton Road station building existing?

Yes.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&....59 ,,1,-1.01

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Queens Park is an LNWR station building. Are you thinking of Kilburn
Park ?

Having checked Wikipedia I think I was thinking of Paddington - knew
there were a couple of Heaps when the line was extended and I went for
the wrong one.

And yup - definitely missed Brompton Road as well - that was indeed a
Green.